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Inventor Wltnsses medewer emmene HENRY SEARS AND EDMUNn BL SEARS, or nooneonn, iLlINoIS.

` i Leiters Patentllrn 104,779, :lated June 28, 1870.

` rMeizovt/mn'emxmre FoR CUTTING Samir-BANDS The Schednle referredto 4in. these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

` To all whom lt'inayicovncern Beit known that `\ve,"HENRY SEARS, and ED- dle Ain the ordinary manner,and is provided 'with a "MUXD B. SEARS, of Rockford, in theconnty of W'in-v serrated or sickle-edge, 11, as shown.`

" nebngo `and State pfV Illinois, have invented 'a new' The handle is provided with an orificeat its rear do hereby-declare that the following is a full and exto the wrist of. the person-using it. Y I act description of the sinne,` reference being had to The advantages of this improved construction are the accompanying drawing'nnd to the letters of refevident. The knife is as effective in action as other erence markedthereon; ,1 Y l Y i g'lliis" invention relatcsto that class of `cntti'ng-inwhen not in use. strumcnts which 'is provided with ysickle-edges for Ve do not claim any novelty in the construction of severing thebandstot"g1aiusheaves, before passing; -the knife itself', independent of the sickle-edge; nor them into thethrashingmaehine, and consi-sts in mak-` Ydoive `claim the sickle-edge itself; but,

ing, asa nm ticle manufacture, a knife, having Having thus fully described our invention',

its blade se "Idaptedto slint into its handle, i it being provided with a spring in back, thensunl wellknown manner. ,i i ,4 R 1 i i 4 blade with serrated edge, as described. In the drawing planivleivofronr improved' knife This specification signed and witnessed this 21st is shown.. 1 M 1 1 da-yof May, 1870. f i Tolenable others skilled inthe art to make and use HENRY SEARS. our invention, Wen'ill now) proceed to describe fully EDMUNDB. SEARS.

" i its construction ;indl operation. l 4 Afrepresentstlle handleof i our improved knife, Witnesses:

which is'provided with lisocket, a, and ,spring back', G, \V. 'F;0RD,

" a'in the nsnaiwelI-linonn `manner. F. LILLIBRIDGE.

B represents the blade, which is secured to the hanandusefnl Knife for Cutting 'Slieave-Bands; `and we end, through which a cord may be passed to secure it band-knifes, and'it maybe readily carried in the pocket flint we 'claim as a new article of manufacture is- A knife having a handle with spring back and hinged 

